A Lost Little Girl - Part 1

A doll shop was closing and the dolls whispered to each other about their fears of what would happen to them. Some said they would be thrown in a bin and taken to a dump. Other's said they would end up in a pile in a thrift store with their clothes lost and hair all matted. Some of the girls decided to take matters into their own hands and run away. Adrienne was one of them. She goes by "Rennie" and convinced her best friend, Zoe, to join her. So, one morning before the shop opened they climbed out of their boxes and through an open window.



I found little Rennie in the forest looking lost and confused. She and Zoe had been separated when being chased by a cat.



I told Rennie she could come live with us in the doll world of Pleasantview and we would take good care of her. We went home together to have some lunch, promising to go back out and look for her friend later.

...to be continued...

Veteran's Day Parade

The Journey Girls were invited to participate in the Veteran's Day parade. The pompom squad and the majorette enjoyed the special day.

A Little Snow

Kiki was very excited to wake up to snow. It looks so pretty on the pine trees.





The water that comes off one part of the roof runs down a chain and when it froze it made a lovely ice sculpture.



The sun is coming out and the snow will not last, but we can look forward to a bigger snow that the girls can play in sometime.

Marta is Home

Marta was off visiting a friend and just got home. She was glad to be back and explored the backyard.


She saw that the aspens have just started to change colors.


Some of the leaves are relish in color.


Climbing in the elm tree is always lots of fun.


It feels like both fall and summer at the same time in the garden.


Finally, she enjoyed the play structure and slide.

Welcome home, Marta!

Fall In The Garden

Today Chavonne and I enjoyed a lovely, warm day in the garden. I decided to pick the pumpkin I grew.



Chavonne was feeling lazy with the warm sunshine. She's posing next to a large, old cottonwood tree.



Then she decided to just sit on the bench and watch the birds and the clouds.

Hope you are having a nice autumn!

Journey Girls - Photos and Review

Today I thought I would take over Kiki's blog to share two of my Journey Girls. They were all purchased at a very deep discount from Toys R Us. My opinion only, but I think the faces are very pretty and their eyes are beautiful. The bodies are not as nice as the AG's, and kind of look like where AG might be heading with the flatter bottoms. I like the vinyl breastplate which makes sleeveless and lower collared clothes look good. The hair is rooted and is perhaps not the quality of an AG wig, but is pretty, shiny and soft. The clothing made by JG is excellent with lovely fabrics and finished seams. It's actually better than many of AGs newer outfits, but won't fit the AGs since the JGs are slimmer which is too bad. The shoes don't fit AGs either. JGs have narrower feet that are also a tiny bit longer. I think of these girls as a bit older than my AGs, perhaps 10 - 12 years old, whereas my AGs are only 9 or 10.



Here are two girls with Kiki for comparison. Kerry on the left is wearing an outfit from Michael's. Kerry's hair is very thick, a lovely color and her green eyes are especially nice. They are a bit more green in real life, but this was just a photo taken with my phone. Julia in the middle is wearing an OG outfit. By the way, this OG outfit has real embroidery on the shirt and it's a nice sturdy cotton. The shorts are cute with a tie in front, but were much too tight for Kiki to wear. The outfit came with the bag, headband and sandals which I forgot to use. Julia's hair is not as thick as Kerry's, but I like the color and shine.

And a few more photos:






I find these girls to fit nicely in my doll collection, like the variety, and appreciate being able to pick up a little something for them at a low cost. I do have a variety of dolls in my collection and enjoy these so thought I'd share.

Kiki Catches Cold

"What are you doing in bed, Kiki?" asked Rosie. "It's a gorgeous, warm day outside and you of all people should be out there enjoying it. The daffodils are even blooming!"


"Sorry, Rosie. I have a terrible cold and have to stay in bed," replied a sad Kiki.


Word got out that Kiki was sick in bed and friends began to arrive. Grace made her some chicken soup.


Anna arrived and knew just what Kiki needed...


Hot tea and honey!


But, soon too many people were coming in with too many things and poor Kiki was overwhelmed, until Josefina arrived.


"¡Basta! That's enough!" called out Josefina. "You've all been helpful, but now it's time to let Kiki rest."


Josefina tucked Kiki into bed and told her to have a nice nap.


The girls left the room quietly. "Feel better, Kiki!" they whispered. I hope she feels better quickly and can get out to enjoy this lovely spring weather.

Kiki Visits New York City

I just spent six days in NYC and Kiki came along. She spent quite a bit of time in the hotel room because I didn't want carry her around on the subway and through the crowded streets. We stayed on Times Square, right in the heart of things.


This is one view out of the hotel, looking toward the Hudson River.



And the streets outside at night.

But, of course, there was one outing where Kiki had to come along...


The American Girl store!


Two new kids were right at the entrance to greet us: Tenney and Logan, of course!


Logan was very popular. One little girl had hers already out of the box so we asked if we could take a photo.


The store was really busy, but we had fun looking around.


After visiting the store, we stopped to watch the ice skaters at Rockefeller Center and then walked back to the hotel.

Melinda's last outing in the city was a very special one:


Outside the theater...


And the set before the show started.

Yep! She got to see Hamilton and it was all she had imagined and much, much more.

A Virtual Birthday Party

We were invited to a birthday party for a little doll named Peggy Sue. She is a Schoenhut doll about the same size as our AG girls. The only problem is she lives clear across the pond in the UK, so we had a virtual birthday party and exchanged photos.


Grace was called upon to bake a cake, but she made two of them!


Gabi brought a piñata.


Before cutting the cake we stood around the piano and sang Happy Birthday.


At the end of the party we stood together for a group photo and gave our final birthday wishes to Peggy Sue. (Left to right we have Ciara, Gracie, Claire, Rosa, Gabi and Kiki)

~ Kiki

Autumn Days With Hazel

Tah Dah! Here she is, my very outdoorsy girl, Hazel. She's only been here for a few days and kept begging to go into the mountains to hike and climb. She had a great time on this gorgeous fall day and I didn't think I would be able to drag her home. I insisted she wear a helmet when climbing.


This was the perfect day for a hike so we went up to Brainard Lake, which is a crystal clear lake at about 10,500 feet in elevation in the Roosevelt National Forest.


We hiked up a trail from the lake and had a picnic. Even at this altitude is was nice and warm in the sun. The ground cover has started to change color because the nights are very cool.


This is the time of year to go see the aspen trees and they were truly spectacular. Every fall is different in terms of coloring and this year there was a nice variety of golds, oranges and reds. I'll include a few more photos from our day.







Have the leaves started to change where you live? I'd love to see photos of them.